Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Spot platinum rose 0.05% and spot palladium gained 0.15% as of 8:30 AM Beijing time on August 12.

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on August 11, Lishin Electronics (02475) transferred shares totaling 994 million HKD in market value, representing 4.03% of shares outstanding. The company transferred 14.0699 million shares out from Goldman Sachs (Asia) and received 13.9091 million sha

According to Odaily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged over 2% today (August 12), with Samsung Electronics rising over 4% and SK Hynix gaining nearly 2%.

According to Twitter, Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, bought approximately $23 million of Rocket Lab stock (RKLB) today (Aug 12).

Hanyang Securities analyst Lee Jun-seok stated in an August 12 report that Neotis is benefiting from increased drill bit demand and pricing gains driven by high-specification AI server printed circuit boards (PCBs). The analyst attributed the trend to higher layer counts and harder copper clad

According to Hong Kong Exchange records released by ZhiTong Finance on August 11, New Ming China (02699) underwent a repositioning of 28.1 million HKD in shares, representing 17.82% of the total. Shareholders transferred 2.916 million shares to Hsmart Securities and transferred out 1.272 million sha

According to an announcement on August 11, Chengdu Zhihe Optical Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Xinyichang Tech (03308), will invest 27.45 million yuan to subscribe for limited partnership stakes in Suzhou Qianrong Shengrun Venture Capital Fund. Upon completion, the subsidiary will h

According to Hong Kong stock exchange data, GuoEn Holdings (08121) saw a position transfer on August 11, moving 1.49 million shares from Baoshi Securities to Huasheng Capital Securities, with a total transfer value of HK$755,000, accounting for 5.03% of outstanding shares.

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Haobai International (08431) saw share deposit activity on August 11, with a total deposited market value of HK$19.46 million representing 5.37% of total shareholding. A shareholder deposited 8.1 million shares with Yinglicheng Securities, increasing th

According to Hong Kong Exchange latest filing, China Oil and Gas (00603) recorded a share transfer on Aug 11 with a total transfer value of HK$52.1 million, representing 7.84% of the stake. The company's shareholder transferred 437 million shares to Ashton Capital Management from BNP

CoreWeave raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $35 billion to $39 billion on August 11, 2026, up from the previous range of $31 billion to $35 billion, representing a 12% increase at the midpoint. The AI cloud infrastructure provider cited rising AI computing demand and new customer

Japan's 2-year government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 1.630% today.

Spot gold reached $4,380 per ounce today (August 12), gaining 0.28% during intraday trading.

SFA Nexell reported Q2 operating profit of 13.6 billion won on August 11, up 889.6% year-over-year despite a 46.7% revenue decline. The company's semi-annual report showed net profit turned positive at 13.2 billion won compared to an 8.7 billion loss in the same period last year, with operating

Delicious, operator of South Korea's Shinsang Market B2B fashion platform, debuted on the KOSDAQ exchange on August 12, with an IPO price of 7,000 won per share, raising 15.4 billion won. The estimated post-listing market cap stands at approximately 153.2 billion won. Institutional demand reached a

According to UBS analysis cited by Bloomberg, trend-following funds (CTA) have built short bond positions at record highs as of mid-August, with holdings more than triple the levels from two weeks prior. This week's U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) data could

South Korea's KOSPI volatility rapidly declined following the implementation of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) regulations, with the KOSPI200 Volatility Index (VKOSPI) recording 61.68 on the previous

Riot Platforms (NAS:RIOT) US stocks rose 4.33% to close at $20.24 on August 10 (local time) following news of a $9.1 billion data center contract with AI model company Anthropic. The 20-year agreement covers 191 megawatts of data center capacity, marking Riot's strategic pivot from Bitcoin mining to

SOCAR, South Korea's leading car-sharing platform, achieved a remarkable financial turnaround in Q2 this year and executed its first-ever cash dividend, accelerating corporate value enhancement efforts. The company's Q2 consolidated operating profit surged 271.2% year-over-year to 6.811 billion

According to Alpha Wire, on August 6, 2026, SpaceX and Tesla committed $16.8 billion in initial investment to build the Terafab chip manufacturing plant in Texas. Intel joined the project as a partner, with Elon Musk's plan to use Intel's advanced 14A chip process technology at the facility,